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Ephemeris for December 1938

Where the Sun, Moon and planets stood on each day of December 1938, with the sign, the degree within it and whether the planet was moving backwards. Each row is the position at 00:00 UTC.

Positions of the ten classical planets for each day of December 1938, at 00:00 UTC.
DaySunMoonMercuryVenusMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePluto
1 8°08′ 17°29′ 28°43′ 21°33′ 23°07′ 25°19′ 11°24′ 14°55′ 23°10′ 1°20′
2 9°09′ 29°59′ 29°12′ 21°11′ 23°45′ 25°27′ 11°23′ 14°53′ 23°10′ 1°20′
3 10°10′ 12°49′ 29°32′ 20°50′ 24°23′ 25°35′ 11°22′ 14°51′ 23°11′ 1°19′
4 11°11′ 26°03′ 29°44′ 20°32′ 25°00′ 25°44′ 11°20′ 14°49′ 23°12′ 1°18′
5 12°11′ 9°43′ 29°46′ 20°16′ 25°38′ 25°52′ 11°19′ 14°46′ 23°13′ 1°17′
6 13°13′ 23°49′ 29°38′ 20°03′ 26°16′ 26°01′ 11°18′ 14°44′ 23°13′ 1°17′
7 14°13′ 8°19′ 29°18′ 19°52′ 26°53′ 26°09′ 11°17′ 14°42′ 23°14′ 1°16′
8 15°14′ 23°05′ 28°47′ 19°44′ 27°31′ 26°18′ 11°16′ 14°40′ 23°14′ 1°15′
9 16°15′ 8°02′ 28°05′ 19°38′ 28°08′ 26°27′ 11°16′ 14°38′ 23°15′ 1°14′
10 17°16′ 23°00′ 27°13′ 19°35′ 28°46′ 26°36′ 11°15′ 14°36′ 23°16′ 1°13′
11 18°17′ 7°50′ 26°10′ 19°34′ 29°23′ 26°45′ 11°14′ 14°34′ 23°16′ 1°12′
12 19°18′ 22°26′ 24°58′ 19°36′ 0°01′ 26°54′ 11°14′ 14°32′ 23°17′ 1°11′
13 20°19′ 6°44′ 23°40′ 19°40′ 0°38′ 27°04′ 11°14′ 14°31′ 23°17′ 1°10′
14 21°20′ 20°40′ 22°19′ 19°46′ 1°16′ 27°13′ 11°14′ 14°29′ 23°17′ 1°10′
15 22°21′ 4°14′ 20°55′ 19°55′ 1°53′ 27°23′ 11°14′ 14°27′ 23°18′ 1°08′
16 23°22′ 17°28′ 19°34′ 20°06′ 2°31′ 27°33′ 11°14′ 14°25′ 23°19′ 1°07′
17 24°23′ 0°25′ 18°17′ 20°19′ 3°08′ 27°43′ 11°14′ 14°23′ 23°19′ 1°07′
18 25°25′ 13°07′ 17°06′ 20°35′ 3°46′ 27°53′ 11°14′ 14°22′ 23°19′ 1°05′
19 26°25′ 25°37′ 16°04′ 20°52′ 4°23′ 28°03′ 11°14′ 14°20′ 23°19′ 1°04′
20 27°26′ 7°56′ 15°11′ 21°11′ 5°01′ 28°13′ 11°15′ 14°18′ 23°20′ 1°03′
21 28°28′ 20°07′ 14°30′ 21°33′ 5°38′ 28°24′ 11°16′ 14°17′ 23°20′ 1°02′
22 29°29′ 2°11′ 13°59′ 21°56′ 6°16′ 28°34′ 11°17′ 14°15′ 23°20′ 1°01′
23 0°30′ 14°09′ 13°39′ 22°21′ 6°53′ 28°45′ 11°17′ 14°14′ 23°20′ 1°00′
24 1°31′ 26°03′ 13°29′ 22°48′ 7°31′ 28°56′ 11°19′ 14°12′ 23°20′ 0°59′
25 2°32′ 7°55′ 13°29′ 23°16′ 8°08′ 29°07′ 11°19′ 14°11′ 23°20′ 0°58′
26 3°34′ 19°46′ 13°39′ 23°46′ 8°46′ 29°17′ 11°20′ 14°09′ 23°20′ 0°56′
27 4°35′ 1°39′ 13°57′ 24°18′ 9°23′ 29°29′ 11°22′ 14°08′ 23°20′ 0°55′
28 5°36′ 13°38′ 14°23′ 24°51′ 10°01′ 29°40′ 11°23′ 14°07′ 23°20′ 0°54′
29 6°37′ 25°47′ 14°55′ 25°26′ 10°38′ 29°51′ 11°25′ 14°05′ 23°20′ 0°53′
30 7°38′ 8°10′ 15°34′ 26°02′ 11°15′ 0°02′ 11°26′ 14°04′ 23°20′ 0°52′
31 8°39′ 20°53′ 16°18′ 26°39′ 11°52′ 0°14′ 11°28′ 14°03′ 23°20′ 0°50′

Each cell gives the sign glyph and the degree within that sign at 00:00 UTC. ℞ marks retrograde motion. If you are comparing with a table from elsewhere, check which moment of the day it uses: the Moon covers half a degree an hour, so the same date can read differently. Columns run ☉ Sun, ☽ Moon, ☿ Mercury, ♀ Venus, ♂ Mars, ♃ Jupiter, ♄ Saturn, ♅ Uranus, ♆ Neptune, ♇ Pluto.

What changes during December 1938

  • 2 DecMoon moves into Aries
  • 4 DecMoon moves into Taurus
  • 5 DecMercury turns retrograde
  • 6 DecMoon moves into Gemini
  • 8 DecMoon moves into Cancer
  • 10 DecMoon moves into Leo
  • 11 DecVenus turns direct again
  • 11 DecMars moves into Scorpio
  • 12 DecMoon moves into Virgo
  • 14 DecMoon moves into Libra
  • 15 DecSaturn turns direct again
  • 16 DecMoon moves into Scorpio
  • 19 DecMoon moves into Sagittarius
  • 21 DecMoon moves into Capricorn
  • 22 DecSun moves into Capricorn
  • 24 DecMoon moves into Aquarius
  • 25 DecMercury turns direct again
  • 26 DecMoon moves into Pisces
  • 27 DecNeptune turns retrograde
  • 29 DecMoon moves into Aries
  • 29 DecJupiter moves into Pisces

A planet turning is given to the nearest day. The table samples one moment each day, and a planet stands nearly still for a week either side of a station, so the hour it turns is not something a daily table can show.

This is the sky for everybody

A table says where the planets were. Where they were for you needs your own date, time and place, and that is a different calculation.